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ASL Numbers — 6 to 10

Fourth graders extend their ASL counting to SIX through TEN — where the thumb touches a different finger for each number (pinky for 6, ring for 7…) — and put them in order.

Grade 4Numbers 6-1040 minutes1 class periodACTFL / Visual LanguageExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Sign 6 to 10.
  • ✓See the thumb-touch pattern.
  • ✓Order the numbers.
  • ✓Count in ASL.
Essential Question

You can sign 1 to 5 — now let’s reach 10! For 6 to 9, your thumb touches a different finger. Can you order them?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Numbers 6-10

Project this and have students put the ASL numbers in order, SIX to TEN.

🔢 Put the numbers in order — 6 to 10!Try it
Tap SIX first!
The Lesson · Visual-Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Sign · Reflect)

40 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Reach Ten

4 min

For 6 to 9, your thumb touches a different finger — can you order them?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Sign FIVE.
  • Ask how to sign SIX.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Sign.
  • Copy.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Numbers

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Model SIX to TEN.
  • Note the thumb-touch.
  • Have students copy.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Watch.
  • Note it.
  • Copy.
3

Practice — Order Them

11 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Order the Numbers.
  • Put them in order.
  • Sign along.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order.
  • Sign.
  • Explain.
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Sign — Sign

10 min

Students sign.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Count 6 to 10.
  • Sign a number.
  • Sign to a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Count.
  • Sign it.
  • Sign.
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Reflect — Reflect

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Sign a number.
  • Say which one.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Sign one.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice).

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: read number signs.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: count in ASL.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to math.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.2

Compare number systems.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Number handshape cards.
  • Model each number.
  • Count together.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with SIX and TEN.
  • Form one at a time.
  • Copy together.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Count 1 to 10.
  • Sign your age.
  • Do a number game.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🔢Number cards
  • 💻Order the Numbers 6-10
  • 🪩A mirror (optional)
  • ✏️Pencils
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

SIXpinky touches thumbSEVENring finger touches thumbEIGHTmiddle finger touches thumbNINEindex finger touches thumbTENthumb up, shake the handnumbera sign for countingcountsay numbers in orderthumb-touchthumb meets a finger for 6-9
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
How do you sign SIX in ASL?
Touch your pinky to your thumb (three fingers up).
QUESTION 2
How do you sign NINE?
Touch your index finger to your thumb.
QUESTION 3
How do you sign TEN?
Thumb up, and gently shake your hand.

Reflect: numbers 6-10.

Have students count from six to ten in ASL. A printable ASL numbers sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

🃏 ASL Numbers 6-10Flip
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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

📝 ASL Numbers 6-10Quiz
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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ ASL Numbers 6-10Print
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: count, EIGHT, NINE, number, SEVEN, SIX, TEN, thumb-touch
  1. thumb meets a finger for 6-9
  2. middle finger touches thumb
  3. say numbers in order
  4. pinky touches thumb
  5. index finger touches thumb
  6. ring finger touches thumb
  7. a sign for counting
  8. thumb up, shake the hand

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you sign SIX in ASL?
  2. How do you sign NINE?
  3. How do you sign TEN?
Answer key — Part A: 1) thumb-touch · 2) EIGHT · 3) count · 4) SIX · 5) NINE · 6) SEVEN · 7) number · 8) TEN
Part B: 1) Touch your pinky to your thumb (three fingers up). 2) Touch your index finger to your thumb. 3) Thumb up, and gently shake your hand.